Under the watchful eye of Li Shimin and other ministers, Gao Ming began to talk about his thoughts on train tolls.

"My charging standard is very simple, that is, according to the distance to collect, the road from Chang'an to Luoyang is relatively close, each person charges 200 Wen, Chang'an to Taiyuan Mansion to collect 500 Wen, back and forth is consistent money, such a price even ordinary people can afford!"

With that, he smiled at the ministers who wanted to stop talking.

"Of course, the seats are still according to what everyone said about Shinong Industry and Commerce, and the first carriage is specially reserved for our officials above the fifth grade of Datang to ride for free, in addition, if it is an official who is ordered to travel, regardless of the level, it will be free!"

The so-called privileged class is to enjoy a little privilege to feel comfortable, and everyone present thinks like this.

Therefore, hearing Gao Ming's words, all the ministers present nodded with satisfaction, and even Wei Zheng, who was incorruptible, did not object.

Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Gao Ming opened his mouth again.

"I plan to run ten trains on this railway, and after this trial is successful, I will let Liu Tao start building a second train when I go back, and one can be built in half a year for the train to be taken, I plan to run three, and the remaining seven will be used to transport goods or military baggage!"

As soon as his words fell, Li Ji, who had not spoken all this time, nodded.

"Well, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's move is very appropriate, like the train we are taking now, if the seats are removed to transport heavy grain and grass, only one can meet the needs of 100,000 soldiers and horses, so the sharp weapon, Liaodong can be determined!"

"Haha, not only Liaodong, but also other places have to lay railways!"

Gao Ming smiled and continued to explain.

"In the next ten years, I will lay the railway to the east to Pyongyang, Liaodong, to the west, to the 36 countries of the Western Regions in Longyou, and to the south to Lingnan, so as to truly realize the true meaning of the sentence 'the whole world is not the king's land, and the coast of the land is not the king'!"

"Haha, good!"

As soon as Gao Ming's words came out, Li Shimin suddenly jumped up excitedly.

"A good 'the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king', since my son has this ambition, then from today on, my Tang treasury, officials, and army do not need to go through the household department, the official department and the military department, and my son can use the heavenly policy order to directly dispatch!"

Hearing this, the ministers present gasped.

"Hiss......"

They were shocked by Li Shimin's unreserved decentralization!

You must know that in a semi-feudal and semi-slave society like Datang, what the superiors are fighting for is nothing more than the three major powers of military, politics and finance, of which the first two are the most important, and controlling these two is equivalent to controlling the entire country!

Li Shimin's move has obviously handed over Datang to Gao Ming in advance!

At this time, Gao Ming, even if he was sluggish, was aware of this, so he immediately shook his head.

"Father, thank you for your trust and support, but don't be so troublesome, wait for the train to start transporting, and the money obtained will be enough to hire craftsmen to come to the people to build the railway, this matter can't be rushed, let alone abuse of forced labor, ten years is the shortest term, otherwise the matter of the former Sui Grand Canal may be repeated!"

"Uh......"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin suddenly came back to his senses, and his face also showed a look of fear.

The former Sui Grand Canal mentioned by Gao Ming is the Sui and Tang Grand Canal.

In 605 AD, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty mobilized millions of people to dredge the rivers left by the canals dug by many previous dynasties, and began to build the huge Sui and Tang Grand Canals.

In 610 A.D., the five-year Sui and Tang Grand Canal was finally completed, which spanned more than 10 latitudes of the earth, running through the North China Plain and the southeast coastal areas.

If Yang Guang took decades to build, when he abdicated, he would inevitably be praised by future generations, but unfortunately he was too impatient.

It took him only five years to repair the canal, and the price was to squander the family fortune that Emperor Wen of Sui had worked so hard to save.

After the treasury was empty, he increased the taxes of the people, conscripted conscripts to build the Grand Canal, desperately squeezed the people, and made the people miserable, and I don't know how many bones were buried on the embankment of the Grand Canal.

The people can't survive to watch, and in the end they can only rise up, this is the so-called "official coercion and civil rebellion"!

The people everywhere are rebelling, and in such a situation, the repression will definitely not be suppressed, and even if it is suppressed, it will not be beneficial, so the generals everywhere also rebelled.

Li Yuan was also a member of the rebellion at that time, after he raised troops from Taiyuan, he took his subordinates and several sons, and after several years of military career, he finally kicked the Yang family off the stage of history and established the Li Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin is the one who has experienced all this, and he knows very well how the Li family's country came about, so although his nature is even better than Yang Guang's, he has always reminded himself that he can't make Yang Guang's mistakes.

In fact, he has always done this, and the throne is not very glorious, so he cherishes his feathers very much, and he is even more conscientious in governance, for fear of being poked in the back by others.

And this time he would say something like that, all because the "big cake" painted by Gao Ming was too tempting, which made him reveal his true nature all of a sudden.

Now that he was reminded by Gao Mingyi, he immediately came back to his senses and nodded with a serious face.

"My son is right, I'm too impatient, I'll leave the matter of the railway to you, you can do it yourself, and there are auxiliary ......"

Speaking of this, he looked at the eldest grandson Wuji again.

"You are Guanyin's brother, the prince's uncle, I have always trusted you very much, this time it was Gao Ming who recommended you, and the matter of rebuilding the Daming Palace will be handed over to you, and there is no need to rush to supervise the construction, but I hope that when Gao Ming completes the railway that crosses the Tang Dynasty, you can also build the Daming Palace!"

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, except for Gao Ming, everyone else present understood what he meant-the day when the railway and Daming Palace were completed was the time when he, Li Shimin, withdrew and made Xian!

It was precisely because he understood these words that the eldest grandson Wuji immediately knelt down.

"Minister...... Obey the Holy Commandment! ”

Although there is no holy decree, the etiquette of the eldest grandson Wuji is completely in accordance with the formality, and others see it and think it should be.

As long as it involves the change of the throne, it is a big event, and there is absolutely no room for slackness!

The only one who didn't figure out the situation was Gao Ming, who felt that the atmosphere in the carriage was a little dignified, and immediately snorted.

"Haha...... That one...... What are you doing here? It's not in the palace hall, don't be so polite, uncle, you get up first, I'll tell you how to charge for this train that pulls goods! ”

Eldest grandson Wuji: "......"

What else does it cost? Can the fee be as important as the throne?

It's a pity that Gao Ming didn't know what the eldest grandson Wuji thought, and in his surprised expression, Gao Ming had already reached out and pulled him up, and then opened his mouth to him.

"I just said that the train fee is used for riding, and now I say that it is a seatless train specially used for pulling goods, and this charging method is calculated according to the weight and volume of the item, I will tell you......"

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